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62% of Americans agree US government should ensure everyone has health coverage
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this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2024
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Only 62%?
Why would you want to deny another person health coverage? How does denying another person health coverage help you?
'Black people will exploit it'
Ultimately, what it comes down to is that white racist are worried about black people having an easier time will enable them to get a leg up on white people.
I think it is more general. Like all minorities and the poor. Sucsessful people feel like those below them just didn't try hard enough. They can't understand that often lack of motivation is a medical issue more than a choice. Same with skinny people and fat people. It's an "I can do it, why can't they" situation for most people who would say no.
Most Americans are not "successful", in the same way that most Americans are not "skinny" (far from it).
Everyone needs healthcare, so it’s a perfect opportunity for grifting and crony capitalism.
Also, cruelty.
America is a cult of suffering. If you aren't suffering you're either freeloading or not working enough. Everyone is responsible for them selves, and so "paying for someone else's healthcare" is an absolute no go.
So, the other arguments given here are disingenuous. The real argument that would be made (not by me) is that they don't trust the government to run something as important as health care. They think the government would be more wasteful and capricious in its decisions than the current system. They've been convinced that nationalized health care systems are simply worse.
And when you elect Republicans, that's true!
They want people to die.